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Ulster attack looked very good once they got a bit of ball. But we were so outplayed at the breakdown that the game was beyond us by then. How Bradb…
In the press briefing today Richie said they would be playing two of those (he didn’t name them) who were in the Ireland squad this summer (and who ar…
Squad update James Hume out is not great considering other absences at centre. Knox back alleviates the prop issues a bit but this is not a great st…
@ds69 I suppose you’d be allowed to change the team even after the Thursday announcements, especially if there’s a change (positive or negative) to a …
No sign of a squad update today. There were a lot of players unavailable on the previous one two weeks ago, hope we get at least a couple of props bac…
There’s a full replay of the Ospreys preseason game on Ulster’s YouTube channel now. McCloskey on co-commentary.
@ds69 And Wallace HS yesterday I think. We should make a wee map with “what schools has Joe Schmidt been at?”
We’ve a bit of a prop injury crisis with Wilson, Reid, Crean, Knox all out, and O’Toole resting after the Ireland tour. So two academy lads on the be…
Joe Schmidt was at Coleraine GS last week (I think the same day that the senior squad had the open training session there). Good to see him getting o…
I think Benson could displace Jack Murphy as first choice 10. He can also kick goals, so you don’t have to worry so much about subbing Doak off. Pro…
Link to Joe Schmidt interview He’s on the ground in Ulster now, says a good bit about what he’s doing though he’s still at the fact-finding and lear…
Yes I think it will be seen in hindsight that they have kept Aki in the team too long. Jude might have got a chance in these summer games but he had …
Yeah it can only be a positive to have someone of that stature looking at what’s going on in schools and clubs. Though apart from his original career …
longer than a month, though not continuous involvement.
Ulster Rugby’s EPCR Challenge Cup pool stage fixtures for the 2026/27 season have now been confirmed: Saturday 17 October – Zebre Parma vs Ulster R…